Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, is the story of a tragic hero of high caliber, but whose actions fail and affect the fate of his nation as a whole. This man who was rewarded by King Duncan for his loyalty and courage in defending the Scottish kingdom and managed to transform himself into a murderous, power-hungry monster, simply by saying: one day you will be king. Macbeth hires others to kill Banquo and Fleance, all because he believes in the power of witches to predict the future and his fear that Fleance will become the ruler after leaving Macbeth restless. Not only would this mean that Fleance would kill him, but it would also mean that Duncan's murder was unnecessary. Macbeth behaves beyond reason in wishing such a horrible end to one of his powerful friends. This shows that you can assume that Macbeth was controlled by an evil power, in this case, the witches. Lady Macbeth uses the manipulation and questioning of Macbeth's manhood in a very powerful way: "You look so green and pale...are you afraid?" » (…) She insults him because she knows he can't stand it when...